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Scientific Method
Science
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bias | A slated view or 1 sided |
| Conclusion | secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy, esp. in order to cheat or deceive others |
| Constant | Variable that stays the same during an experiment |
| Control | Sample that is treated like other experimental groups except that the independent variable is not applied to it |
| Data | facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis |
| Dependent Variable | Factor that is being measured during an experiment |
| Evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. |
| Experiment | a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact. |
| Hypothesis | Prediction or statement that can be tested and may be formed by prior knowledge any previous observation and new information |
| Independent Variable | Variable that can be changed during an experiment |
| Inference | a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning. |
| model | Represents something that is too big too small too dangerous to time consuming or too expensive to observe directly |
| Observation | the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information. |
| Scientific Method | Ways to solve problems that can included step by step plans, making models, and carefully thought out experiments |